HC Deb 25 February 1965 vol 707 c136W
Mr. A. E. P. Duffy

asked the President of the Board of Trade what has been the rate of growth of productivity in the wool textile industry since 1961; and how it compares with the rest of the economy.

Mr. Darling

Statistics of production and employment suggest that in the wool textile industry the growth of output per head since 1961 has been less than in manufacuring industry as a whole. Short-term changes are very much influenced by fluctuations in business conditions.